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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 21, 2023
Corteva, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-38710 | | 82-4979096 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
9330 Zionsville Road,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
974 Centre Road,
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(833) 267-8382
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | CTVA | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 21, 2023, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on February 27, 2023, the record date for the annual meeting, 712,605,421 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 624,175,439 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.59 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 13 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.
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Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Lamberto Andreotti | 550,742,499 | | 11,936,714 | | 754,580 | | 60,741,646 | |
Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D. | 556,388,342 | | 6,306,849 | | 738,602 | | 60,741,646 | |
David C. Everitt | 533,137,139 | | 29,553,405 | | 743,249 | | 60,741,646 | |
Janet P. Giesselman | 557,833,508 | | 4,913,440 | | 686,845 | | 60,741,646 | |
Karen H. Grimes | 556,411,246 | | 6,324,719 | | 697,828 | | 60,741,646 | |
Michael O. Johanns | 557,752,333 | | 4,911,047 | | 770,413 | | 60,741,646 | |
Rebecca B. Liebert, Ph.D. | 557,834,874 | | 4,829,028 | | 769,891 | | 60,741,646 | |
Marcos M. Lutz | 557,834,465 | | 4,795,459 | | 803,869 | | 60,741,646 | |
Charles V. Magro | 560,649,996 | | 2,040,915 | | 742,882 | | 60,741,646 | |
Nayaki R. Nayyar | 556,172,852 | | 6,457,677 | | 803,264 | | 60,741,646 | |
Gregory R. Page | 514,694,079 | | 47,980,367 | | 759,347 | | 60,741,646 | |
Kerry J. Preete | 558,161,273 | | 4,550,666 | | 721,854 | | 60,741,646 | |
Patrick J. Ward | 555,245,076 | | 7,437,230 | | 751,487 | | 60,741,646 | |
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
529,286,496 | 32,007,209 | 2,140,088 | 60,741,646 |
Proposal 3 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.
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For | Against | Abstain |
596,941,330 | 26,530,944 | 703,165 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| CORTEVA, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Brian Titus |
Name: | Brian Titus |
Title: | Vice President and Controller |
April 27, 2023